THE HOUR Insider: Danger of Hector's Celebrity - Returns Nov 28 BBC America
Get a special Inside Look as the critically-acclaimed miniseries THE HOUR returns to Dramaville with All New Episodes, Wednesday Nov 28 at 9PM ET only on BBC America, featuring exclusive interviews with stars DOMINIC WEST, ROMOLA GARAI, Ben Whishaw and Emmy nominated writer and creator ABI MORGAN.
Score all the scoop about the new episodes, which delve into "the birth of celebrity culture and the London underworld" of 1957. Discover the trouble that await DOMINIC WEST's newscaster HECTOR: "He's a womanizer and he's accused of assault by effectively a call girl." Adds ABI MORGAN: "Hector has now captivated the country, and he's hitting a time of celebrity and celebrity is big business, and it's a world that is very seductive."
From Emmy nominated writer and creator ABI MORGAN (The Iron Lady, Shame), the sequel sees the return of the highly competitive, sharp-witted and passionate news trio of Freddie (BEN WHISHAW, Skyfall, Cloud Atlas), Bel (ROMOLA GARAI, The Crimson Petal and the White) and Hector (DOMINIC WEST, The Wire) still striving to broadcast stories they believe in. Now joined by the new eccentric Head of News, Randall Brown (PETER CAPALDI, The Thick of It), the sequel (set in late 1957) will see the personal meet the professional as the characters become deeply embroiled in cover-ups, corruption, love affairs, sexual intrigues and the resurgence of Mosley's fascism. Welcome to the end of the '50s...
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